Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 October 1887 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOTTHAI., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 188T.

K. OF L. GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The First Day of the Session Spent in

Debate to very Little Furpose.

The Credentials cf the "Kicker" Who Aspires

to Eeprisent a Colorado Assembly ProToke a Very Animated Debate.

Special to the Indlanaoollt Journal.

Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 4 The Knights of

Labor have tailed all day and caught nothing.

rtie formal opening of the first day's session in the morning found the committee on credentials with only a partially completed report It had

been completed, however, when the assembly

reconvened at 3 o'clock, and showed that 185

delegates were entitled to seats, and that - five contests had been referred to the body for its disposition; The first of these that of Buchanan, the Chicago labor editor, who seeks to represent a Colorado constituency was at once taken up Protests against his eligibility had been filed by nearly every local assembly in the State, and the report of the committee was adverse to bis claims. For nearly four lone hours the men who had gathered from California. to Maine, and Canada to Florida, frittered away their time in a debate is to whether the "kicker," as he was frequently designated, should be admitted or excluded. There were times whan the debate waxed warm, and when the gavel of the chairman and the Toiees of the orators penetrated even the thick walls of Harmonia Hall. Bnchanan proved to have plenty of friends, but his opponents were apparently the stronger, both in numbers and in oratory and knowledge of law. It was in the hottest part of the debate that a suspicious noise behind the stage curtain attracted the attention of a delegate. Constituting himself a committee of one he proceeded to investigate and a moment later emerged with the collar of a dudish-looking young fellow in his tight grasp. Pale and trembling, the intruder, in response to a question, gave bis name as Braeken Wiser, the representative of a Milwaukee daily, and he was instantly recognized aa the ex editor of a labor sheet in that city, which had systematically villified the order in general and the General Master Workman In particular. He was expelled from the building without further delay, and the debate, was resumed. It might have lasted till midnight had not the delegates remembered that the doors of the dining-rooms in the hotels closed at 8, and shortly before that hour an adjournment was taken, with the understanding that a vote should be reaehed immediately upon the reassembling of the convention to-morrow morning.

First Uay's Proceedings. . To the Western Associated Press. Minneapolis, Minn., Oct 4. The delegates to the Knights of Labor General Assembly rose late this morning. The ball at Washington Rink, the interchange of fraternal greetings at various hotels, and the button-holing of delegates by other delegates with hobbies all conspired to keep everybody up until a late hour !ast night The opening business session was announced to begin at Harmonia Hall at 10 o'clock, but at the hour named the delegates had Just begun to arrive at the halL The decorations gave a very attractive effect Email tables covered the floor of the hall, and from two to four Knights sat at each. For an hour the delegates chatted in groups, either at these tables or standing at the rear of the halL General Secretary Charles Litchman, who .arrived this morning, stood at a little desk. Just below the stage, and dealt ont letters and telegrams, from a pile before bim. Mr. Powderly and General Worthy Foreman Griffiths formed the center of a group near the stage. It was just 11 o'clock when the General Master, Workman took up his gavel and rapped the assembly to order. The delegates removed their hats and took seats about the tables. There were about 3.10 in all in the hall. General Master Workman Powderly welcomed the delegates in a short speech. The committee on credentials said they desired to ark a favor of the convention. They wanted more time. It would take two or three hours to get their papers into shape. A delegate moved an adjournment until 3 p. m., and the motion was unanimously carried. It has been widely reported that the General Assembly was likely to pass a resolution protesting against the death sentence being carried out in the case of the condemned Chicago Anarchists. That such a resolution will be introduced, there is little doubt, but that it will be passed is not so certain. In fact, it is much more likely to be tabled. A thorough canvass among the delegates shows a strong feeling prevailing that the Knights should let the Anarchists alone. One delegate said: 'I feel that these men were not fairly tried and doomed to death, but they are not workingmen. As Knights of Labor, we have nothing to do with them. Their ease is not one that can pronerly come before the General Assembly." At 3 o'clock the General Assembly, Knights of Labor, was again called to order, and the reEortof the committee on credsntials received, ome 135 delegates were favorably reported, while a few were without the indorsement of the committee. The principal case was that of J. R. Buchanan, the Denver "kicker." Over his admission there was a long and warm discussion, which was protracted until 7 o'clock, wnen the convention adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. Buchanan's chances for admission are regarded as very poor. It is understood that his case, as well as several others, were given to the committee on credentials for further consideration during the night In pursuance of these instructions the committee held a long session at the West Hotel, tnis evening, but kept their deliberations strietlr secret General Master Workman Powderly said in the evening that the other contested cass would easily be disposed of; but - that with the principal contest they would probably occupy the time till to-morrow noon. As soon as tbe roll of delegates is completed, the regular order of business will be taken up, but it is not now expected that the report of Mr. Powderly will be reached till Thursday or Friday. Perhaps the most important proposition that is likely to come before the General Assembly is a scheme to unite the Knights of Labor and the National Farmers' Alliance, now in session in Minneapolis, into one organization. The plan now proposed is to make the Farmers' Alliance a national trade body, with the title of National District Assembly. "That would make a team," said a leading deleeate to-day, "which would move the earth. With the farmers with us, we could do what we would toward the accomplishment of the purposes of both bodies." General Secretary Charles H. Litchman, who arrived to-day, said in an interview: "The organization was never as strong, both financially and otherwise, as it is to-day. The organization is now on a sound business basis. The delinquents have all been weeded out within the last year. Every man represented in the organization to-day is by right entitled to membership. That is the principle to work on. The business of the order can be successfully conducted in no other way. There are several ladies among the delegates, but there is only one who is a general officer. This is Mrs. Leonora M. Barry, of Amsterdam, N. Y., the general investigator of the condition of women and children. Mrs. Barry is a tall, fine-looking woman, somewhat above thirty years of age, with sparkling dark eves, and a quick, vivacious manner. She is thoroughly refined and womanly, though a very vigorous talker and thinker. Mrs. Barry said of her work to-day: "I have spent the year in studying the condition of female wage-workers; in instructing them when organized in local assemblies in the proper methods of conducting the assembly work, and the best means of reaching the objects of the order. In this work I have given many publio lectures, and have visited the working women at their places of employment and their rooms. I hare no legal authority to interfere in any case. All I can do is to recommend. The public at large would be astonished did they know of the shamefully small wages paid the noble women in the East No, my report will not be a long one. The convUnt call from the general headquarters has been 'be bri,f-'" Mr. Powderly' Views. Minneapolis, Oct 4 la an interview tolay, Mr. T. V. Powderly said; "It is no doubt rue that our numbers are fewer than tbey once jrere, but we understa nd each other better. There were a great many who came into the order through curiosity and the excitement of the times, bat they did not have the interests of the movement at heart and they have dropped out" "But it is true that there are many branches to the labor movement, and is this not internal dissolution!" "On the contrary, these branches are only an evidence of a healthv growth. There is nothing that remains terfectly quiet except a corpse, and I 1)'. to see the men who are engaged in labor reform, bare a diversified opinion. It

shows that they are thinking, and god-speed the ttme when alt men will think. Now. mark my

words, for I am speaking with some knowledge of the subject we are dealing with. The time will come when all these several divisions of the

labor movement will unite, and we will have one grand reform oreamzation. I do not say that I am right in everything, and on the contrary I must con fens that I am too often wrong.

bnt two factions of the labor movement will

come together and then, as reasonable men, tbey

will eradicate the impracticable features so that the best of both will be welded together. After this a third faction will come, and so on, until a harmomona understanding is arrived at The

best of all will be chosen and a perfect fabric will be the result There was a time in my own

recollection when an Englishman and an Irish

man could not sit in the same room without fighting the battles begun 700 years before, across the water; but that time has gone.' On

the Question of politics I hold that the great mass

of working people are all wrong They look too high. In the first place, they wish to reach the

top of the ladder at a bound, when experience

teaches that this is folly. This is the most serious question with which we have to deal. I advocate now. and always have, that it is the small local offices that should be looked after with an eternal vigilance. Let me elect the assessor, and I care not who elects the President

It is the principle that I wish to inculcate in the

minds of all workmgmen that tbey should at

tend to their local politics, and the affairs of

State will take care of themselves. If this can be accomplished, and I have no doubt it can, then the labor movement will have reached a point where its foundation is secure." The National Farmers' Alliance.' Minneapolis, Minn., Oct 4 The National

Farmers' Alliance began its seventh annual

convention here this morning, with fifty delegates present from Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota. The only business transacted this morning was the appointment of the usual committees. Secretary Milton George, of Illinois, reports a thousand more alliances added since the last session, and that there are six hundred thousand members in alL The Southern Alliance bad been invited to send delegates and move for consolidation of the two. The National Alliance is organized in the States above mentioned, and besides in Kansas, Michigan, Idaho, Missouri, Arkansas, Indiana. Kentucky, Tennessee, Washington, Territory, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. At the afternoon session, Secretary Milton George presented his report Mayor Ames welcomed the alliance, and J. C Kenedy, of Iowa, responded. President J. A. Streetor had no written report but made a short address. On the report of the committee on credentials a brisk discussion arrorfe. According to the constitution, each State is allowed two delegates, but through some misunderstanding there was an impression in Minnesota that each subordinate alliance was entitled to direct representation. With this understanding, some twenty delegates from different parts of the State were in the hall, and claimed seats and the right to vote. The discussion quickly merged nto a stormy quarrel. Finally Gen. T. II. Barrett, president of the Minneapolis Alliance, obtained the floor, and in dramatic tones and violent gestures charged those in favor of a strict revision of the list of delegates with trying to pack the convention and hold a starchamber session. The committee on credentials resented the insinuations and called Mr. Barrett to order. Secretary Olson, of Minnesota, made an emphatic speech, denouncing the action of those who were trying to pack the convention. Before the matter was settled, Barrett and Mr. Smith, an officer of the national organization, made personal charges against each other, and a split in the convention was narrowly averted. A resolution amending the constitution so as to allow each State a larger representation, finally settled the difficulty to the satisfaction of alL No evening sestion was held. The TIazelton Miners. Wilkesbaere, Pa., Oct 4 Nearly 300 striking miners from Hazelton have arrived here and in this vicinity during the past week, and ninety of them have already obtained work in the mines at Plymouth. The resident miners in the valley have expressed an inclination to help them in every way possible. The Knights of Labor in this city and neighboring towns are contributing large sums to the general relief fund, and their committee are hard at work day and night They are meeting with more success than anticipated. DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.

Indications. Washington, Oct 5, 1 A. m. For Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Slightly

cooler, followed in Indiana and Illinois by higher temperature; light to fresh northerly winds, be

coming variable; fair weather, preceded by light

rains in Ohio.

For Michigan and Wisconsin Fair weather, preceded by light rains in Michigan; cooler, followed by warmer weather; light to fresh northerly, preceded by fresh to brisk winds in Mich

igan.

Local Weather Report Indianapolis, Oct. 4, 1887.

Time. 13ar. Ther. Hum. Wind. j Weather Rain. 0 A. m... 2i.H5i 4S ' West CW '2 p. M... 29.83 57 3S Xwest Clear 9 P. M. . . 20.881 43 58 NwestClear

Maximum temperature. GO; minimum tempera

ture. 17.

Following is a comparative statement of the condi

tion cf temperature and rain-fall for Oct. 4, 1887:

Tem. Rain.

Normal (iO O.ll Mean 51 O.OO Departure from normal.............. O O.ll

Total excess or deficiency since Oct. 1. 15 0.28

Total excess or deficiency since Jan. 1. 10U 10.07

rius. General Observations. Washington. Oct. 4, 9 p. it.

Stations.

Bar. iTher j Wind. I R. P. Weather

Now York citv...... Philadelphia, Pa... Washington City... Charleston. S. C... Jacksonville, Fla... Atlanta. Ga ........ Pensacola, Fla.....

Vicksbure. Miss....

New Orleans La...

Shreveport, La

Fort Smith, Ari....

Little Rock. Ark... Galveston, Tex ... ... Palestine. Tex ..

Brownsville, Tex ..

Memphis, Tenn.... Nashville, Tenn.... Louisville, Ky. ..... Indianapolis, Ind... Cincinnati, C) ..... .

Columbus, O. ......

Pittsburtr. 1'a

Oswego, N. Y....... Toledo. O

Kscanaba, Mich..... Milwaukee. Wis.... Ilulnth. Minn...... St. Paul. Minn

La Crosse. Wis . Davenport. Ia...... Des Moines, la.. .... Keokuk, la.........

Cciio 111

Springfield, III......

St. Louis. Mo.......

Lamar. Mo. ........

Leavenworth. Kan. .

Omaha. Neb........ Yankton. D. T

Moorhead, Minn....

Bismarck. D. T..... Fort Uuford. ... Fort Assinaboine... Fort Custer

Deadwood. D. T

Cheyenne, v. T..

North Platte, Neb.. Denver, Col........ W.Las Animas. CoL

Dotltre City, Kan... Fort Elliot. Tex Fort Sill. I. T

Fort Davis, Tex....

LI Pao, Tex

Salt Lake City Montrose Santa i'e, N. M....

2!) 20. 20. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 2;). 29. 29. 29 29. 29. 29. 29. 29 29. 29. 29. 29.

30. 29. 30. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 30. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29 29. 29. 29.

29. 129.

129.

29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29. 29.

50 01 8 74 82 84 90 94 92 90 90 9 s 6 90 94 99 8 86 8S sr. 8 72 44 78 88 8( 02 OO 02

94 00 94 90 91 9S or. 96 OO 92 94 74 58 78 76 76 8 86 88 84 94 S8 94 90 88 78 94 94

50!West

56 58 74

70

68

74 76 68 70 76 78 96 66 62 56 48 52 48

48

West

N'wst West. Swest

62 West. 721 North

Calm. S'east East.

Calm.

Swest South South East N'wst West.

iWest.

N'wst N'wst Neast West.

52 N'wst

46! N'wst 40 N'wst North 40 N'wst 44Calm. 49 N'wst 46: N'wst 50 Calm. 54 N'wst 60. N'wst

54 N'wst .

62; N'wst 64 Fast.

60 S'eastt

62 S'east 56 East. 38 East. 52 Calm. (iSN'wst SdiWcst. 66 North :8 West. .r8;West.

70 : S'east i.

60 South 60 East. 66. S'east 68 S'east 72East. 70 Calm. 70 Calm. 72 East. 58 S'east 00. S'east

.06

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.06

Cloudy. Cloudv.

! Cloudy.

Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Fair. Fair. Clear. Clear. Clear.

22, Fair.

Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Rain. Clear. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear.

.'dear. .Clear. .Clear. .Clear. .Fair, j Cloudy. Fair. .iFair. .j Cloudy. . Clear. . I Clear.

Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Fair. Clear. Clear. Clear.

( liar. iClear.

The Trouble at the Crow Agency. ST. Paul, Minn., Nov. 4. The Pioneer

Press has advices from Billings. M. T. , that

the troops at the Crow agency are still awaiting orders from Washington. The Indians are still

much excited, and so determined to resist arrest that the police have not dared to attemDt

it. The sheriff of Custer county will probably

be called upon to. execute the warrant with a posse. General Dudly, in command at Fort Custer, said to-night there would be no serious trouble. The old chiefs disclaim any connection with the affair, and are jealous of the growing importance of young Thunder and Lightning.

The azent is blamed for being too hast? in at

tempting arrests.

New Jersey Down on Anarchism. New York. Oct. 4. All of the police of North

Hudson and fifty special officers are under -in-

strnctions to prevent to-morrow nisht's proposed

meeting of Anarchists to protest aeainst the execution of the Chicago Anarchists, and the

Union Hill Common Council has decided to revoke the license of any saloon or hall where

an Anarchist meeting is allowed to be held.

INDIANA AND ILLIN OIS NEWS

The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of Various Kinds in the Two States.

The Indiana Yearly Meeting The Wise Harder Trial Baptist Convention at Peru norse-ThieYes Arrested Suicide.

INDIANA. Close of the Indiana Yearly Meeting's Annual Session at Richmond, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Richmond, . Oct. 4. The Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends concluded its deliberations at noon. The declaration of faith formulated by the International Conference was adopted over some opposition by members who wanted it considered until next year, when a committee is ordered to report on the advisability of holding another conference. The committee on Bible schools reported 0,104 scholars, in 769 classes, in 137 schools nine schools being without any, which exeited comment. Their penny collections aggregated $1,926. GO. The supplementary report of the representatives to transfer $500 from the ministry fund to foreign missions, where $1,000 more is demanded, excited considerable discussion, during which Robert Douglas proposed retiring from the latter work, but it was decided to leave the appropriation in statu quo and double the 25 cent assessment on all members for both purposes. William Ramson, of England, contributed $200 to the missionary cause in Mexico. The Wise Murder TrialSpecial to the Indiauaoolls Journal. Logan sport, Oct. 4 This morning the case of Joseph Wise, the murderer of Wm. Martin, was commenced, and the entire day was consumed in selecting a jury. The murder occurred in Wise's saloon, on the afternoon of the 13th of June. Martin, in company with Dennis Donahue and August Erdman, went into Wise's saloon. An altercation ensued, in which Martin received blows on the head, from the effects of which he died at 11:30 on the same evening. Martin was a brake man on the Panhandle. Wise's father is a wealthy farmer and Dunkard, of Carroll county. The case will be hotly contested, and will consume several days. The Trial of Mrs. Fromer. Special to the InT!naDolis Journal. (iREENSBURG, Oct 4. The second day of the trial of Mrs. Fromer for the killing of her husband, John Fromer, was largely attended, but nothing striking was developed. The evidence was a mere repetition of what was already well known as the facta occurring at the time of the tragedy. The State closed the evidence in chief at 3 p. !., and the defense introduced evidence, under the plea of insanity until the hoar for adjournment was reached. Suicide at New Albany. Louisville, Oct. 4. Dr. Robert CL Knoefel, a prominent German physician of New Albany Ind., committed suicide at his home this morning by taking poison. The cause of the deed was his discovery in the act of forgery. Friends desired to make good the amount ($400), but he refused to accept the proffered aid. He was popular, haying been elected to the City Council twice as a Republican in a Democratic ward, and had a large practice.

The Baptist Convention at Fern. Special to the IndianaooIIs Journal. Peru, Oct. 4 The business at the afternoon session of the Baptist convention consisted of debates by .members on the most feasible way to pay the mission indebtedness, amounting to $800. Able speeches were made, but the late hour laid the issue over. Tbe evening's exercises consisted of addresses by Revs. Howard and Sanders, followed by a welcome to the new pastor. The meetings are crowded.

Hanover College's New Music HalL Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Madison, Oct. 4 The new Music Hall, just completed at Hanover, was opened to-night for the first time. A concert was given in which Madison's well-known musicians, Miss Laura Palmer. Miss Nellie L. Grayson and Mr. Frank P. Vail participated. Miss Grayson, by special request, rendered several vocal selections.

Horse-Thieves Arrested. Special to the Indlanaeolis Journal. Bloomington, Oct. 4 Late this evening officers from Paris, I1L, arrived with Joe Isom and Berry Gardiner, t wo young men arrested in the west part of this county for stealing horses in August, near Paris. Two animals were found in their possession. They were lodged in jail to await examination. Both are of respectable families. Miner Killed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Brazil, Oct 4 Isaac Taylor, a miner, aged twenty-five years and married, was instantly killed in McPherson mine, at Glendale, to-day. An iron cage fell forty feet down the shaft, striking him on the head, horribly mutilating him. Minor Notes. Thomas B. Powell has filed his bond, and his commission as postmaster at Wilmington, Ind. , has been issued. Skedaddle, "the war-horse of the late Gen. Jeff C. Davis, died on Monday at the General's farm. He was thirty-five years old. On Saturday night Henry C. Evans, a drug

gist, of New Brunswick, lioone county, committed suicide by taking hydrate of chloral.

At Madison Charles Clemens and Charles Reynolds (colored) were last evening sentenced

to one year in the penitentiary for stealing bogs.

Robert Slocnm, a wealthy farmer, of Clinton

township, Boone eounty, has been indicted by the grand jury for an assault upon his wife with

intent to kill.

A barn of Wm. Cobb, of Marion township,

Boone county, was burned last Friday night This is the third barn burned in that neighborhood within the past month.

Benjamin Laws, jr., who killed Albert Harrison at the Greenwood picnic on the 4th of July,

was received at Jeffersonville prison, on Mon

day, on a twelve-years' sentence by the John

son county court

Gas has been struck at Atlanta at a depth of

976 feet, and eighteen inches in the Trenton rock. It carries a flame from a six-inch pine to a height of eight or ten feet, and when fully developed is expected to become a gusher.

The Gray-Martindale well at Greensburg was

piped about sixty feet outside the derrick yester

day, and lighted from a five-inch outlet Tha

flame shot up sixty feet The now of oil from

the well is gradually diminishing. Their well on the Gray farm will be shot the last of the week.

At a meeting of the Knights and Ladies of

Honor, of Vincennes, on Monday night, action was taken in tbe case of Samuel A. Williams, one of their members, charged with unbecoming conduct at the St George Hotel, in Evansville, August last, as noted at the time in the dispatches to tbe press. After a full investigation

the lodge, by an overwhelming vote declared the

charges not sustained. It is thought personal enmity lay at the bottom of the charge against

Williams.

Mr. Thomas H. Low, of Elkhart, gives his

own version of the trouble in the Presbyterian

Church, which ended in his being pushed out of the house by Prof. E. B. Myers. Mr. Low said he first spoke by permission, and afterward because he felt it to be his duty, and that he must, obey God rather than man. Mr. J. A. Work says that Mr. Low offered no resistance to Pro

fessor Myers. Mr. Low also says that he told Professor Myers he would leave the room with

out tne letters assistance. Mr. Low and Mr.

Work print eards in the Elkhart papers, stating these facts in reply to the report of the affair as it appeared in the Elkhart correspondence of the

Indianapolis Journal. ' ILLINOIS.

Gleanings from Exchanges and Culllnga

from Correspondence. B. McLaughlin's hay press, barn and contents.

at Lake Wood, were burned last night by light

ning. Loss $22,o00; insurance in the Franklin, of Philadelphia, and West Chester, of New York.

Last March Joe Abele. an Italian, was sent to

Joliet prison, from Braidwood, for attempting to

murder a fellow countryman. Kecently be was transferred to the Kankakee asylum as insane. On Sunday night he escaped from that institution and is still at large. He is said to be a very dangerous man.

State's Attorney Grinnell, of Cook county.

yesterday formally resigned. He announced

that the affairs or tne omce. particularly in tne boodle cases, were now in such shape that he had decided the eounty would suffer no detriment by him accepting the judgeship to which ha was

recently elected. The remainder of Mr. Grinn ell's term as State's Attorney will be filled out by a successor, who will be elected immediately.

by the people. The resignation takes effect

Nov. 1. Wm. E. McLean, of Montieello, some two years ago got possession of a letter addressed to another man whose name was the same as his own. It contained a check for $548, which he bad cashed and appropriated the money. Tbe owner of the check had bim prosecuted, and he received a two years' sentence for larceny. On his release from prison on Monday he was arrested by the United States marshal, and will be prosecuted in the United States Court

Working tor the Anarchists. Chicago, Oct 4 L. S. Oliver, president of the Amnesty Association, "who has charge cf the petition in behalf of the condemned Anarchists to Governor Oglesby, said yesterday . that the work of the association is progressing rapidly. Outside of Chicago there is a great demand for petition clanks, and thousands of copies have been sent to many cities and towns in Iowa. Colorado, California, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and other States. New York alone will furnish some 50.000 signatures to the petition, while in Boston a great many signatures of prominent citizens will be obtained. In Chicago tbe number of signatures is large, most of the members of the various labor organizations having signed the petition. The defense fund of the Anarchists has been considerably increased since the announcement of the decision of the Supreme Court A subscription in favor of the Anarchists has been started in England. Gustav Belz says that during the last two weeKs the money subscribed to the defense fund by the German unions of Chicago amounts to nearly $3,000. The large cities of the United States are expected to contribute $10,000 during the present month. The attorneys are rapidly closing up their work, preparatory to presenting the Anarchists' case to the United States Supreme Court Captain Black received word yesterday from deputy Snow announcing that the complete transcript of the record would be furnished and placed in the attorney's hands by Wednesday of next week. General Pryor will not come to this city.

Business Troubles. New Orleans, Oct. 4 A special from Vicksburg to the Picayune says: The United States marshal sold here yesterday 150,000 acres of land located in the counties of Sharkey, Issaquena and Washington to satisfy a judgment of nearly $750,000 in favor of William H. Thompson, trustee of he estate of Henry Clews, of New York, aeainst the Selma, Marion & Memphis railroad. The entire parcel of land was bid in by the trustee for the nominal price of $12,000. The road was projected by the late General N. B. Forrest shortly after the war. The sale yesterday was one of three made for the same purpose, embracing 400.000 acres of land, which has been taken for a New York syndicate who will perfect the titles and place the land on the market. Minneapolis. Minn., Oct 4 Tbe schedule of assets and liabilities of tbe Matt Clark Transpor tation Company, of t Still water, Minn.', was filed to-day. A total of $75,000 nominal assets includes seven steamboats, invoioed at $66,500, which steamboatraen estimate at $40,000. The liabilities are $99,581. Among the heaviest creditors are the First National Bank, of St Paul, and Koapp, Stout & Co., of New York. Boston, Oct 4 James E. Whitaker & Co., dealers in flour and grain, bave suspended. It is thought their liabilities are heavy. ' Charles H. Cummings & Co., wholesale and commission flour dealers, have failed. Liabilities. $50,000. Philadelphia, Oct 4. A special to the Times announces the faillure of Lemuel Showell, of Showell's Station. Md., president of the Wicomico & Poconioke Railroad Company. Liabilities, $70,000.

Dakota Division Convention. Minneapolis, Oct 4 A Tribune special from Fargo, D. T., says: At the. division convention to day the attendance was small, but the interest intense. William Potter, of Lamour; H. B. Habor, of Devil's Lake; G. B. Bower, of Hillsboro; C. S. Bodds, of Lakota, and Colonel Clement, Judge West and Hon. D. H. Twomey, of Fargo, were prominent among tbe delegates. Gen. H. J. Campbell was also present Plans for the campaign were perfected, and committees appointed. Thirty counties were represented by 104 delegates. Strong resolutions were adopted indorsing the plan of issuing an expression of "opinion on the subject of division by a vote at the November election; demanding of Congress the admission of Dakota as two States, divided by the forty-seventh parallel, and charging the people of Norm Dakota to go to the polls and vote on the issue. It was further urged upon Congress to adopt some measures ta relieve tbe present embarrassment of settlers by reason of the defective land laws. The latter part of the session was occupied with addresses by prominent delegates. The Fire Record. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Fort Wayne, Ind.. Oct 4 The Catholia Church at Monroeville, fifteen miles east of this city, was burned to the ground at an early hour this morning. It was a frame structure, and, with its contents, was worth probably $2,000. The fire originated in the adjoiuing dwelling of Miss Eeanson, which was also completely destroyed. The church was uninsured. Bloomington, 111., Oct 4. The mills of the Bloomington Roller Mill Company, together with granaries containing twenty thousand bushels of wheat, were burned this morning. Loss, $80,000; nearly covered by insurance. The fire is supposed to have originated in the dustroom. Conference of Evangelical Churches. New York, Oct. 4, A call signed by many leaders of the various Protestant denominations has been issued for a general conference of all evangelical churches in the United States, to be held under tbe auspices and direction cf tbe Fvangelical Alliance for the United States, in Washington, Dec 7, 8 and 9, to study, in effect, tbe following questions: 1. What are tbe present perils and opportunities of the Christian Church and of the country? 2. Can any of them be met best by a hearty

co-operation of all evangelical Christians, which,

without detriment to any denominational inter

ests, will serve tbe welfare or tbe wnole enurebf

3. Wbat are the best means to secure such

co-operation and to waken the whole church to

its responsibility? Confession of a Patricide. Cincinnati, Oct 4. In December, 1883,

Henry Kemper was found dead early one morn

ing in ma grocery store, on tsarr street, jno clew to the murderer could be found. A negro

was tried for the crime, but acquitted. Now

comes tne story mat witnin a a ay or two a

daughter of Kemper, living at Davton, O. , has received a letter from her brother John confessing that he murdered his father for money. The story is that he was fatally injured on the South

ern railroad, and made the confession, supposing he was about to die. Officers are making investigations. John Kemper has been living at

Denver, Col., since the murder, but came here

two weeks ago for a few days.

A Party of Railroad Magnates. New York, Oct 4. A party of railroad mag

nates, including Cornelius Vanderbilt, Chauncey M. Depew, John Newell, president of the Lake Shore road; H. B. Led yard, president of the Michigan Central; Walter Webb, vice-pres-. ident of the Wagner Palace-Car Company, and George R. Faring, left to-nieht for a trip over the Vanderbilt roads. The trip will last about two weeks, and the party will travel over the Lake Shore, Michigan Central. Chicago & Northwestern, and the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnti & Indianapolis roads.

Mail-Carrier Stopped In Arizona. Fort Apache, A. T., Oct 4. The mail-car-,

rier on road to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa

Fe railroad was stopped by four armed and masked men in a lonely spot, about fifteen miles

from this place yesterday. The robbers at once

rifled the pouches and carried off money ordes remittances in the form of checks on the Bank of California, payable to Wm. J. Bryan, postmaster at San Francisco. Nothing else was taken and tbe robbers compelled the carrier to

wait fifteen minutes while they escaped to the mountains. Row In the Iron Halt. New York, Oct 4 The executive committee of the Iron Hall had a hveljr session to-night, in consequence of tbe presentation of a resolution declaring that the organization would only support Democratic nominees. The delegates from the Twentieth and Twenty-first assembly districts withdrew because the resolution was tabled. Greenback Nominations In New York. Albany, Oct 4 The following state ticket was nominated by tbe Greenback party to-day: For Secretary of State, Rev. Thomas H. Beecher, of Chemung; Tor Comptroller, Sylvester Tripp, of Dntcbess; tor State Treasurer, J. Madison Hall, of Madison, for State Engineer and Surveyor, Edwin A. Stillman, of Ontario county.

The Cholera at New Tork. New York, Oct 4, The quarantine authorities report to-day four additional deaths among the cholera patients on Swinburne island. This makes a total of fourteen deaths since the Alesia arrived here, eleven days ago. There are ten others sick with tbe disease.

A WRECKED LIFE.

Sara Jewetl, the Once Popular Actress, Victim of the Opium Habit.

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New iYoRK, Oct 4- Miss Sara Jewett, formerly the leading lady "of the Union-equare Theater, applied yesterday to the Actors' Fund Chanty for money to buy the necessaries of life. The story of Miss Jewett's misfortune has no parallel among the famous actresses of the American stage. Instances of misfortune in American life are by no' meansjrare, but a case like this one is unknown. Nothing has been published thus far about the matter, although the facts were known in certain quarters some days ago, through a letter which a well-known woman of the stage wrote. In this letter the following passage appeared: "The efforts of Sara Jewett's friends to conceal the real condition of things

partake of the nature of mistaken kindness. I

believe if the full story ef her misery were told the many friends whom she still retains and and who still cherish her memory, and the thousands of people who have been delighted by her acting, would step forward eagerly and extend their assistance. New York life is such a rush and whirl that nothing is so easy as to be forgotten, and the relation of the true story of Miss Jewett's unhappiness could not help doing her good." It is doubtful if any actress has held a warmer place in theater-goers' hearts than the leading lady of the Union-square Theater in the zenith of success of that house. When tbe late Charles R. Thorne was leading man and the productions were a constant series of triumphs, Miss Jewett was the bright particular star of the cast In the "Two Orphans," "Rose Michel," and the other well-known pieces. Miss Jewett's creations were continually successful. There was never a breath of scandal whispered against her name, and she was a very pronounced favorite of the women portion of the audience. She had fully as many admirers among the women as among tbe men, and she was one of the most popular members of Sorosis and other women's clubs. Miss Jewett's methods were quiet and artistic: she was never a sensational actress, did not rant, and imbued most of her characters with a certain domesticity and sentiment that formed the ground-work of her reDUtation. Her life was simple when off the stage, and, thoueh she drove occasionally in the park, she was seldom seen in public In fact it would have been difficult at that time to have picked out an actress whose future seemed so assured as that of the leading lady of what was at that time unquestionably the foremost theater in America. In person Miss Jewett was of medium height, with a slender but well-rounded form, light hair and a dimpled face. She came of excellent family, and had relatives living in New York. When the collapse of tbe Union-square came, Charles Thorne died, and the strongest company of the times was disbanded. Sara Jewett was inundated with offers from managers all over the country. She went out with one company after another on the road, but never stayed any length of time, and invariably came back to New York, expressing more or less dissatisfaction with her engagements. No one seemed to suspect tbe true cause of her repeated failures, as there was never a question of her ability as an actress. Last night, in the Hoffman House, one of her former managers was asked about this portion of Miss Jewett's career. He chewed the end of his cigar moodily for a moment and then said, shortly: "Are the facts 'known about Miss Jewett?" "It is khown that she applied to the Actors' Fund for assistance, and that Manager A. M. Palmer sent his check for $150." "Yes, I know about that The fund will undoubtedly restore the -money to Mr. Palmer. He sent his personal check because it takes some time for the machinery of the Actors' Fund to work, and Miss Jewett's needs were very pressing. What I meant to ask was whether it was generally known that opium was at the bottom of all her troubles?" "I have heard it from half a dozen men to-night" "Well, that's tbe cause of the whole thing. It numbs all her senses, makes her utterly stupid, destroys her ability, and has, in fact, threatened to wreck what was once one of tbe most beautiful and intelligent actresses on the American stage. The craze began shortly after Miss Jewett left the Union-square Theater. Like most people of intense artistic temperament, the drug excited her violently, and soon got a grip that nothing has been able to loosen. It simply transforms her when she is nnder its influence, and her will bas grown weaker and weaker as her excesses have increased, until nothing of the brilliant woman who once held complete sway in New York remains but a physical wreck. . Managers had. extraordinary trouble with Miss Jewett from the fact that her native dignity and gentleness warded off, for a time, all inquiries, but after a little she became so utterly fuddled that her friends made an effort to save faer. Every effort up to this time, has utterly failed. One by one her friends have been alienated, until now few of them remain. She was only two weeks in my company, and then we were obliged to cancel her contract. Mr. Palmer bas been a stanch and fgood helper to her throughout, Tor he never fails to realize how much she had to do with the success of his first troupe. If it had been in bis power, there is no doubt he would have restrained her from applying to a publio charity, but the limit was reacheLlong ago." The News publishes the following: Mr. Palmer said: "Miss Jewett never applied for as

sistance, and I never gave her my personal check for $150. Regarding the opium story, that

is also untrue. The lady is not well, and is under treatment by a physician at a well-known

watering place, near this city. I trust that in a short time she will be entirely well."

Assistant Secretary Baker, of tbe Actors'

Fund, said: "The lAdy was under my stage di

rection in San Francisco, and she never showed any signs of using either morphine or opium."

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

John B. Finch, of Nebraska, the well-known

temperance advocate, died suddenly in Boston on Monday night

The annual parade of the G. A. R. of Western

Pennsylvania yesterday was the largest ever

held in Pittsburg,

Fishing vessels from the Grand Banks report

the gale of Sept. 3 as exceptionally severe, and the loss of life very heavy.

Ah Foo, a Chinese laundryman of Greenfield,

Mass., is lender arrest, charged with criminally assaulting young girls whom he had enticed into his laundry.

The fourteenth annual convention of the

Woman's Christian Temperance Union, of Ohio, convened in Springfield yesterday afternoon. Only routine business has thus far been transacted.

The Kentucky Commercial Association, hay

ing for its object the building up of Kentucky trade aud tbe material interests of the State

eenerally. is in session at Louisville. - Addresses

were made yesterday by Governor Backner and

ex-Governor Knott

Sheriff Scott, of Hamilton county, O.. has

written to the managers of Chester Park, forbidding them to allow the fight between Nolan and Clow, arranged for Thursday. He has notified them that he will make arrests if an attempt is made to carry out the programme.

Edward and Thomas Moran. aged about

twenty-eight and twenty-six years, respectively,

were found dead in bea at tneir hotel in Chicago

yesterday morning, suffocated by gas. They came from Ardake, D. T., and were en route to

Canada. The two were brothers, and apparently thriving business men.

J. M. Lochett, a night policeman at Brenham,

Tex., was surprised by a party of four negroes.

who disarmed him, shot him in the thigh, and then cut his throat witb a razor, severing his windpipe. On being discovered he revived suf

ficiently to give the names of his assailants, all

of whom were arrested. Lochett will die of his

it juries.

The Andover Ju arret New York, Oct 4 A Springfield, Mass.,

special to tbe Post says: The proposal by the

Andover sympathizers here to-day is tnat the Conservatives shall drop Dr. Alden from the prudential committee, and that Prof. Egbert C

Smrthe shall leave Andover beminary. vvitn

this compromise on both sides tbey say that the

trouble will nd and harmony will prevail. Both

sides have held meetings to-day to decide on the

bet course to pursue, but the officers of the

board have no connection with them.

Daniel Manninjr III. New York, Oct. 4. Daniel Manning, ex-See-

retarv of the Treasurv, is ill again, and is eon-

fined to his room in the Fifth-avenue Hotel

Straws.

Muncie Times. .

Saturday's excursion train to Indianapolis was

supposed to be the bearer or many uemocrats on their way to the capital to see President Cleveland. L. R. Eisenbrand concluded to ascertain the political sentiment, and as a result found among the voters, Democrats, 53: Republicans, 39; Prohibitionists, 3; Greenbackers, 3. Mr. Eisenbrand is a Democrat, and remarked that the race was a very even one until the

train reached Anderson, where the swamp

angels who nau coma to town tne nignt oernre

boarded the train, and. they were quits solid

for Cleveland and reform.

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AN HISTORIC CHURCH.

Where the Pennsylvania Synod of the

theran Church, Will Convene. . Korristovrn (Pa.) Special In Philadelphia Press. In the village of Trappe, about a mile from Collegeville, stands the oldest Lutheran church in America, and it is to this church that the attention of Lutherans throughout the country will be attracted during the coming week because of the meeting there of the synod of Pennsylvania. Tbe Trappe church is to the Lutherans wbat Faneuil Hall is to the people of the United KtiktH it is tha nradlA nf Tnthnranvam.

as eari; m lt&i tne congregation oi imtiier-. ans was organized in Providence, and ten years""1 later, in 1743, they erected their first church,' building in America, at wbat is now known a Trappe. John Christian Sehultz became th first pastor and remained one year, and was sueceeded by John Casper Stoaver. But the real promulgation was given to Lutheranism in America when Rev. Dr. Henry Melcbior Muhlenberg, at the solicitation of scattered Lutherans in this country, came over from Halle, in Germany. He reached Philadelphia en Nov. 28. 1742, and be repaired at once to the scene' where bis missionary labors were required. Inspired with a religious zeal, he set to work to es-4 tablish the doctrines of the Lutheran Church in this country, and in the prosecution of which be journeyed, with many hardships, through Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Georgia. The first tangible result of his work was the. erection of a place of worship at Trappe. The corner-stone of this building was laid on May 2 1743, and the first service was held therein on) Sept 12, of the same year. Because of; some unaccountable delay tbe church was not dedicated until Oct 6, 1745. , As an interesting fact in connection with that event it is recorded that three negroea were baptized at that time. ' The church still stands and to visitors is an interesting landmark. Its walls are mossgrown and worn by the ravages of time, and yet it is in a state of admirable preservation. Its oddity is as striking as its antiquity is appealing to tbe student of America's early history. Entering at the south side through aa arched doorway, the door having been unlocked by a ponderous and rust-covered key inserted upside down, as was the manner of placing locks in early times, the visitor beholds the interior as it existed in the days of the founders. The pulpit the very same from which Rev. Dr. Muhlenberg, at the age of thirty-two, taught the Word after the faith of Luther, hangs like a perch against the wall, and above it an old-fash-ionod sounding-board. Tbe pews, uncomfortable bnt firmly fashioned and un pain ted, face the pulpit and in their high-backed style are in striking?, contrast with the carved and upholstered pewa of tbe present Fashion's demands were unheeded then, and comfort was only a secondary consideration, if thought of at all. Tbe church was not heated, even in the coldest weather, and tKapflfnn it .nnt.infi nnitnva A rntlnH fh.aifl..

of the church hangs a rndely-constrncted gallery of oak timber and wrought iron.

- Cleveland's Indianapolis Speech. New York Special. Tbe Sun this morning claims that Mr. Cleveland's speech at Indianapolis, or at least the first part of it was "lifted bodily from tbe American Cyclopedia." The same was also the case at Terre Haute, but the use was less direct Tbe following specimens will show the basis for the ' charge: "Indianapolis was first settled in 1819." The . President 5 . "Indianapolis was first settled by John Pogue in March, 1819." The American Cyclopedia. "One year thereafter its population numbered fifteen families." The President "In about a year from that time it numbered fifteen families." The American Cyclopedia. "Chosen as the seat of the State government in 1821." The President "It was chosen as the seat of tbe State government in January. 182L" The American Cyclopedia. "It was about that time laid ont as a town and given its present name." The President "At tbe same time the Legislature gave it its present name and appointed commissioners to iay it off as a town.r The American Cyclopedia. "It had no incorporation until 1836." The President "It was incorporated In 1836." The American Cyclopedia. "And did not receive a city charter till 1847."

The President

"And received a city charter in 1847." The

American Cyclopedia.

it will be noticed that this is a continuous

passage broken at intervals by another con

tinuous passage from the American Cyclopedia. t A Compliment to Phoebe. Philadelphia Press. Miss Phoebe Couzins, the fresh, fair-haired.

pretty lawyer who has just been made United

States marshal in at Liouis, was tbe subject of

the only neat compliment l ever heard from

President Haves. He had just been inaugurated.

and Miss Couzins was expressing her regret that some woman lawyer like herself was not the

Chief Justice who administered the oath to the President "In which case," said President Haves. "I should certainly have kissed not the

book, but the Chief Justice."

One of tb e handsomest buildings in Atlanta

is the new Y. M. C. A. hall. It will cost when

complete, nearly $100,000.

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functional derangementa to which women are

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